I would like to take this opportunity to thank Nerio and all the members of the Negotiation Delegation for their commitment to defending the working conditions negotiated within the framework of the AIIC-United Nations Agreement.

It bears stressing that the various professional delegations also have a decisive role to play as indispensable partners of the ND. Their action on the ground is particularly crucial at a time when the agreement is under attack from all sides.

Hence, it is incumbent upon us all to remain vigilant and united. You can contribute to assuring compliance with the agreement by contacting the delegations in cases of uncertainty, and by reporting any violation of which you are either a victim or a witness.

Turning now to those who do not work or work only occasionally in the UN Sector, I would like to point out that sometimes conferences rightfully within the sector are presented as "private market" and calls for tender issued. In fact tenders are extraneous in such cases as the working and remuneration conditions provided for in the agreement apply.

I could never stress enough the importance of the agreements for the entire profession, private market and sectors alike.

I urge you to remain vigilant and to inform one of the delegations as soon as possible about cases of possible non-compliance. You can consult a list of delegations, their composition and contact point here on the AIIC website.

Collective Agreements

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AIIC, representing all freelance interpreters — members and non-members alike —
has a long record of successfully negotiating and concluding collective agreements with large institutional recruiters, including:

The organisations of the United Nations System;

The European Union, including the Court of Justice, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Court of Auditors;

Global Union Federations (GUFs);

"The Co-ordinated Organisations", including NATO and the Council of Europe.

Conference interpreters freelancing for those international organisations are advised to subscribe to our agreement sector mailing lists.